aufsuchen

German

Etymology

From auf- +‎ suchen. Compare English upseek.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaʊfzuːxən/, /ˈʔaʊfzuːxn̩/, [ˈʔaʊfzuːχən], [ˈʔaʊfzuːχn̩]
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Verb

aufsuchen (weak, third-person singular present sucht auf, past tense suchte auf, past participle aufgesucht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to visit; to look up
  2. (transitive) to call on
  3. (transitive) to go to (toilet, W.C., restroom)
    Ich suche die Toilette auf. ― I am heading to the restroom.

Conjugation

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Further reading
  • “aufsuchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “aufsuchen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “aufsuchen” in Duden online
  • “aufsuchen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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